Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.
Reading: Romans 6:1-11
Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.
After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life.
Baptism is more than getting wet—it's a funeral and a birth. When you go under the water, you're declaring that your old self has died with Christ. Every broken pattern, every sin, every piece of your former identity is being buried. This requires honest reflection: What specifically are you putting to death? Paul asks, "How can we who died to sin still live in it?" The answer is we can't—not if we've truly been baptized into Christ's death. This isn't about perfection but about direction. Your baptism marks a definitive break from your past. Today, name the specific things you're burying with Christ. Write them down if needed. Acknowledge them before God, and trust that what goes into the grave with Jesus stays there. You are no longer who you were.
Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer…
- Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you).
- Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: Father, I confess the parts of my life that need to die. Thank You that my old self was crucified with Christ. Help me to fully bury what belongs to my past and to live as someone who is dead to sin and alive to You.
- Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today.
Faith Steps:
- Write a ‘burial list’: Write down the sins, patterns, or identities you are leaving behind, then destroy the paper as a symbol of surrender.
- Create a replacement plan: For each thing you’re burying, choose a new, godly habit to walk in moving forward.